WEEK of: NOVEMBER 22-28, 2010
Freshman guard/forward MARIA SUAREZ (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) is the NJCU Women’s Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career after notching two double-doubles in a 1-1 week for the
In a 70-51 road rout of Medgar Evers on November 22, she netted career highs of 26 points in 26 minutes and hauled down 12 rebounds, while adding four steals, one assist and one block. She shot 70.6 percent from the field (12-17) and 2-3 from the line with seven of her 12 boards on the offensive glass.
In a loss to NAIA Division II Madonna University on November 28, Suarez tallied game highs in points (16) and rebounds (11) for her third consecutive double-double, while chipping in one assist, one block and one steal in 35 minutes. She shot .750 from the line (6-8).
For the season, Suarez is averaging 16.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 1.8 blocks and 0.8 assists per game while shooting .667 from the line (14-21) and .394 from the field (26-66).
In the NJAC statistical leaders, Suarez is currently tied for the conference lead in offensive rebounding (23, 5.8 per game). She also ranks third in rebounding and blocks, fifth in scoring, sixth in steals, 10th in minutes played (123, 30.8 per game), 12th in defensive rebounding, 15th in free throw percentage, 25th in field goal percentage, and tied for 39th in three-pointers per game (0.3).
